Mobile payment systems: A disaster waiting to happen

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	Netbooks not dead as PC makers show off new models Tablets may be the hottest gadgets on display at this year's Computex. But netbooks still have a presence at the trade show, and vendors are coming out with several new models that will hit the market this year. Their low cost will continue to drive sales, analysts said. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Load Balancing 101: Firewall Sandwiches How to make a ''firewall sandwich''. Read now. Read Now. In this Issue Mobile payment systems: A disaster waiting to happen Intel: Ultrabook is not a sign it failed in tablets Microsoft unveils touch-oriented Windows 8 AT&T set to sell $70 Crossover smartphone WHO warns of possible link between cell phones, brain cancer Preston Gralla: Android gobbles Nokia market share, could imperil Windows Phone 7 AMD enters tablet market with new chip Acer to launch tablet running Intel's MeeGo Rubinstein opens door to licensing WebOS Tablets get quad-core chips, face slow adoption Asus EeePC 1215B: Netbook or Ultraportable? DOWNLOAD: Hitachi Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. Download free 30-day trial Mobile payment systems: A disaster waiting to happen The apps may be well thought out, but until security improves in the underlying security of the devices they run on, look out. Read More Intel: Ultrabook is not a sign it failed in tablets Intel's proposal of a new class of laptop, the Ultrabook, isn't an admission that it is losing the battle to put its microprocessors in tablets, according to a company executive. Read More Microsoft unveils touch-oriented Windows 8 Microsoft showed Thursday the next version of its Windows OS at a press event in Taipei, unveiling a completely new tile-based interface that it hopes will be better suited for the emerging world of tablet PCs. Read More AT&T set to sell $70 Crossover smartphone AT&T announced that it will start selling an Android-based Pantech smartphone for under $69.99 a month with a two-year voice contract and monthly data plan. Read More WHO warns of possible link between cell phones, brain cancer The World Health Organization has determined that radiation from cell phones can possibly increase brain cancer risk – a change in thinking for an organization that previously has denied any such link. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now Preston Gralla: Android gobbles Nokia market share, could imperil Windows Phone 7 Microsoft has been looking to Nokia to save it from a Windows Phone 7 disaster, but on a call today, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop warned that Android has done serious damage to Nokia and may do worse in the future. Given that, Windows Phone 7 could face an even rockier road. Read More AMD enters tablet market with new chip Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday broke its silence around its tablet strategy, announcing its first low-power chip designed for these devices. Read More Acer to launch tablet running Intel's MeeGo Acer will launch a 10-inch tablet at the end of this year using both Intel's Atom processor and its mobile operating system MeeGo. Read More Rubinstein opens door to licensing WebOS HP is open to licensing the WebOS operating system, but only to very select companies, an executive said on Wednesday. Read More Tablets get quad-core chips, face slow adoption Tablets with low power dual-core chips have started reaching the market, but some chip makers expect the devices to be further supercharged later this year with quad-core chips which were in the spotlight at the Computex trade show in Taipei. Read More Asus EeePC 1215B: Netbook or Ultraportable? It's an ultraportable, it's a netbook, it's an ultraportable, it's a netbook... Judging by its size, screen real estate, and features, Asus's 3.3-pound Eee PC 1215B is an ultraportable. However, it's priced at only $450 and sold as part of Asus's netbook line. Alas, the performance of its AMD Fusion E-350 CPU just muddies the waters further; while significantly above average for a netbook, it falls well below the norm for ultraportable laptops. Read More
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